New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 1:6-21

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By chanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122I happenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136to be onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571pursuedH1692him closelyH1692.

7When he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’

8He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?’ And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, ‘I am an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975besideעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and killוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me, for agonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seizedאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270me becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillע֥וֹדodH5750lingers in me.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975besideH5921himand killedוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, becauseH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307. AndI tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the braceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them, and soalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571didallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

12They mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153for Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Whereאֵ֥י'eiH335are you from?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an alienגֵּ֥רgerH1616,an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.”

14Then Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349is it you were not afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”

15And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goגַּ֣שׁgashH5066,cutH6293him downH6293.”So he struckוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818is on your headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218, foryour mouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310has testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I have killedמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’”

17Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732chantedוַיְקֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969with thisH2088lamentהַקִּינָ֖הha.ki.NahH7015overH5921Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121,

18and he toldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto teachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the song ofthe bowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,it is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inthe bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.

19“Your beautyהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is slainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnot in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661,Proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319it not in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,OrH6435the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430will rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,The daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthe uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189will exultתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21O mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,Let not dewטַ֧לtalH2919or rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306be on you, norH408fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704of offeringsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641;For thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was defiledנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,The shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, notanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

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